Arrogant Abdullah showed no remorse, telling cops he had done "nothing wrong". He added: "I'm proud of what I've done. I have no respect for him. F*** him and f*** his medals."

The attack on November 8 last year happened as Mr House, 44, chatted outside the pub following a memorial parade in Portsmouth.

The city's magistrates' court heard Mr House, of nearby Southsea, had been looking after a 91-year-old wheelchair-bound veteran.

He wore the medals out of respect for his late grandad, who served in North Africa and Dunkirk. In a statement read in court, he said: "I was outraged. I could not believe the lack of respect."

Abdullah, whose previous convictions include battery and criminal damage, admitted spitting. He initially claimed Mr House spat at him first in a racist attack but later retracted this in court.

Abdullah, who gets incapacity benefits for depression, got a 12-month supervision order and must do 240 hours of unpaid work.

JP Stuart Chittenden said: "The offence you have been convicted of is particularly abhorrent to society."

Mr House said after the trial: "He should be deported. He has not got a job and isn't doing anything so why is he in this country?"